Lasersight Sunshine Coast Annual CPD

Lasersight Sunshine Coast Annual CPD

Date: 4/02/2026 (AEST)

Venue: Atelier Wine Bar, Shop 3, 9 Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Heads, QLD, 4567

Provider: Laser Sight

Contact: Siminee Vonthein, [E] sunshinecoast@lasersight.com.au, [P] 0754449066

Activity Outline

Join us for a focused educational session led by an experienced ophthalmologists Dr Hamish McKee and Rylan Hayes. This talk is designed specifically for optometrists seeking to enhance their co-management of cataract and refractive lens patients. This program will review contemporary cataract surgery techniques, common and uncommon post-operative complications, and practical strategies for early recognition and management in clinical practice. In addition, the session will explore how intraocular lens (IOL) selection can be tailored to each patient’s visual needs, lifestyle, and expectations, supporting optimal outcomes and patient satisfaction through collaborative care.

The evening will consist of 4 sessions by Dr Hamish McKee and Dr Rylan Hayes. Each presenter will give a 15 minute and a 30-minute presentation, totaling 90 minutes of educational content. Within each session the presenting surgeon will deliver a short lecture using PowerPoint slides followed by an online knowledge check quiz

Learning Objectives

• Develop a better understanding of the signs and symptoms of cataracts, and the diagnostic modalities available to assist with their management.
• Confidently undertake pre-referral assessment of cataract patients to allow optimised surgical evaluations. This may include use of mydriatic drops for fundus assessment, topical anaesthetic for IOP measurement or gonioscopy, and fluorescein for ocular surface evaluation.
• Develop confidence to initiate prescription of therapeutic agents for the interim period while awaiting surgical opinion for cataracts which may include (where appropriate) preservative free lubricants, IOP lowering agents, anti-allergy agents.
• Develop an appreciation of the difficulties involved in surgical management of routine and atypical cataract patients and the rationale for one IOL choice over another
• Garner a better appreciation of post operative therapeutic eye drop regimens are used, so that if patients are encountered in the post operative period they can better evaluate or understand their drop usage.
• Further understanding of options and limitations for refractive and visual improvement after cataract surgery when a patient is dissatisfied.
• Gain confidence in identifying post operative complications from cataract surgery which may be first presenting to an optometrist and appropriate management pathways. Aside from referral for ophthalmological assessment and management, this may include topical IOP lowering or oral prescribing of acetazolamide (when oral agents become available for optometrists to prescribe), topical anti-inflammatory agents, lubricants, and anti-microbial agents.

Max CPD hours awarded: 2.5

Session Information